FBA 2018 Media Guide FLIP (2)

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Media Center, Credentials & Hospitality Marriott Courtyard - Fort Worth – Blackstone 10:00 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Kid’s Play Day & Ice Cream Social iT’Z in Euless for games/ 10:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Ice cream in each hotel VIP Ste
Women’s Day Out Brunch and shopping 10:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Player Hospital Visit Cook Children’s Hospital (4-6 players) 10:30 - noon
American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign Community fire alarm installation program 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 pm
Friday, December 21, 2018
Kickoff Media Conference Omni Fort Worth Hotel 9:30 - 11 a.m.
Team Kickoff Luncheon Omni Fort Worth Hotel – Texas Ballroom Noon - 1:30 p.m.
NCAA Pregame Meeting Omni Fort Worth Hotel 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Navy Team Walk-Thru Practice Amon G. Carter Stadium 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Big 12 Team Walk-Thru Practice Amon G. Carter Stadium 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Marching Band BBQ Dinner Billy Bob’s Texas (Fort Worth Stockyards) 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Game Officials Dinner Reata Restaurant in Sundance Square 8:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 22, 2018
All Parking Lots Open Amon G. Carter Stadium 9:30 a.m.
Ticket Office Opens
Amon G. Carter Stadium (NE side ticket windows) 10:30 a.m.
Tailgate Outpost & Veteran’s Village Open Amon G. Carter Stadium (Lot 3) 10:30 a.m.- 2 p.m.
ESPN VIP Party Amon G. Carter Stadium (Lot 3) 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Media Credential Will Call opens
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Gate 2 ticket window) 11:30 a.m.
Pregame Concert (Set #1) Amon G. Carter Stadium (Lot 3) 12:05 – 12:50 p.m.
Gates Open Amon G. Carter Stadium 12:30 p.m.
Pep Rally Amon G. Carter Stadium (Lot 3) 1:00 p.m.
Pregame Concert (Set #2) Amon G. Carter Stadium (Lot 3) 1:20 – 2:05 p.m.
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Kickoff Amon G. Carter Stadium 2:30 p.m.
Awarding of MVPs & Trophy Presentation Amon G. Carter Stadium (Midfield) Following Game
Fireworks Show (3 min display)
Amon G. Carter Stadium (N End Zone scoreboard) Following Game
Postgame Press Conference
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Four Sevens Room) Following Game
Designated team hotels:
Big 12 – Renaissance Worthington
Navy – Omni Fort Worth
200 Main Street 1300 Houston Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102 Fort Worth, TX 76102
817-870-1000 817-535-6664
Lori Prestwood, contact
Leslie McGuire, contact
817-882-1720 817-350-4046
Lori.A.Prestwood@marriott.com
lmcguire@omnihotels.com
Designated media hotel:
Courtyard Fort Worth Marriott Blackstone (staffed beginning 12/19)
601 Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102, 817-885-8700
Local airports: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW); American, American Eagle, Delta, Frontier,
United, US Airways, Alaska Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, JetBlue, Spirit, Virgin America
Love Field (DAL); Southwest, Delta, United
Local tourism bureau: Jessica Dowdy, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, jessicadowdy@fortworth.com
817-336-8791; Tracy Gilmour, Sundance Square, tgilmour@sundancesquare.com, 817.255.5740
Prominent area tourist attractions:
Fort Worth Cultural District, Fort Worth Zoo, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth
Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth Stockyards, Sundance Square Plaza
DIRECTIONS
>From Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to stadium:
(28.8 miles, approximately 37 minutes driving) Head southeast and take slight left toward S. International Pkwy. (0.2 miles), take ramp onto
S. International Pkwy. (2.3 miles), continue onto TX-97 Spur (1.6 miles), keep right at fork, follow signs for TX-183 W/Ft Worth and merge onto
TX-183W (10.4 miles), merge onto I-820 S (1.0 mi), slight left onto TX-121 S (7.1 miles), take exit on the left onto I-35W S/U.S. 287 S/U.S.-377
toward Waco (0.7 miles), take Exit 51 to merge onto I-30 W/U.S.-377 S toward Abilene (3.3 miles), take Exit 12A for South University Drive
toward City Parks/Zoo/TCU (0.1 miles), keep right at the fork, follow signs for S University Dr./Ft Worth Zoo/TCU and merge onto S. University
Dr. (1.6 miles), turn right onto W. Cantey St. (0.3 miles), turn right onto Stadium Drive and stadium will be on the left.
>From Dallas Love Field (DAL) to stadium:
(38 miles, approximately 54 minutes driving) Head southwest on Herb Kelleher Way toward Contrail Lane (0.3 miles), slight right to stay on
Herb Kelleher Way (0.6 miles), take first right onto W. Mockingbird Lane (2.3 miles), turn right onto John W. Carpenter Fwy. N (0.5 miles), take
ramp on the left onto TX-183 W (1.7 miles), slight left to stay on TX-183 W (signs for Fort Worth/DFW South Entry) (18.4 miles), merge onto
I-820 S (1.0 mi), slight left onto TX-121 S (7.1 miles), take exit on the left onto I-35W S/U.S. 287 S/U.S.-377 toward Waco (0.7 miles), take Exit
51 to merge onto I-30 W/U.S.-377 S toward Abilene (3.3 miles), take Exit 12A for South University Drive toward City Parks/Zoo/TCU (0.1 miles),
keep right at the fork, follow signs for S University Dr./Ft Worth Zoo/TCU and merge onto S. University Dr. (1.6 miles), turn right onto W. Cantey
St. (0.3 miles), turn right onto Stadium Drive and stadium will be on the left.
>From Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to media hotel: (24.2 miles, approximately
30 minutes driving) Head southeast (0.1 miles) and take slight left toward S. International Pkwy. (0.1 miles), take ramp onto S. International
Pkwy. (2.3 miles), continue onto TX-97 Spur (1.6 miles), keep right at fork and follow signs for TX-183 W/Fort Worth and merge onto
TX-183 W (10.4 miles), merge onto I-820 S (1.0 miles), slight left onto TX-121 S (7.1 miles), take exit on left onto I-35W S/U.S. 287 S/U.S.-377
S toward Waco (0.7 miles), take Exit 52A for Texas 280 Spur toward Downtown (0.2 miles), merge onto TX-280 Spur (0.6 miles), turn right onto
Main St., Marriott Courtyard Blackstone will be on the right.
>From Dallas Love Field (DAL) to media hotel:
(33.4 miles, approximately 46 minutes driving) Head southwest on Herb Kelleher Way toward Contrail Lane (0.3 miles), slight right to stay on
Herb Kelleher Way (0.6 miles), take first right onto W. Mockingbird Lane (2.3 miles), turn right onto John W. Carpenter Fwy. N (0.5 miles), take
ram on left onto TX-183 W (1.7 miles), slight left to stay on TX-183 W (signs for Fort Worth/DFW South entry) (18.4 miles), merge onto I-820
S (1.0 miles), slight left onto X-121 S (7.1 miles), take exit on the left onto I-35 W S/U.S. 287 S/U.S.-377 S toward Waco (0.7 miles), take Exit
52A for Texas Spur toward Downtown (0.2 miles), merge onto TX-280 Spur (0.6 miles), turn right onto Main St., Marriott Courtyard Blackstone
will be on the right.
>From media hotel to stadium:
(4.5 miles, approximately 11 minutes driving) Head southeast on Main St. toward E. 6th St. and take first right onto TX-280 Spur (0.3 miles),
turn right onto W. 7th St. and take first left onto Macon St. (0.2 miles), take ramp onto I-30 W (1.9 miles), take Exit 12A for South University
Drive toward City Parks/Zoo/TCU (0.1 miles), keep right at fork and follow signs for S. University Drive/Fort Worth Zoo/TCU and merge onto S.
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